Wait... now who's dead?

[Lpspider]

Michael shot Ana and Libby. Are they both dead? How do we know? In the upcoming previews Jack said "she's dead" not "they're dead". How do you think Hurley will take Libby's death, assuming she did indeed die?

[lostie2]

I think Libby will survive. She has her own agenda. Libby was in the same mental hospital that Hurley was in. And he was there after sinking a dock that killed several people. I think one of those people was Libby's husband/boyfriend or family. She had a mental breakdown after that and discovered she was in the same hospital with the man who ruined her life. She starts plotting her revenge on Hurley, and after they're released follows him to Australia. But somewhere along the way, she learns of Hurley's big Lotto win and adjusts her plan a little. She decides to get close to Hurley, make him fall in love, marry her. Once she has his money, or gets him to tell her about the numbers - THEN she'll off Hurley.
Libby's out of touch with her feelings, her character is one to watch.

Ana Lucia had killed one of the "others" - the people living in the tents. She was a threat to them, had made them angry. Henry was also one of the "others", an outcast. Like the rest of the tent people, he was found unacceptable for Dharma's experiments and was forced to live outside in the jungle. Apparently, Henry had been a little too long in the jungle and had devised a secret plan of his own, a plan the "others" didn't like.
The "others" might have made a deal with Michael - to go back and off both Henry and Ana Lucia - and they would help him break into the hatches and get Walt back.

Or possibly, this was a deal made by the Dharma people themselves. To go back and get rid of Henry in exchange for Walt, BUT, if Michael tells anyone about them, the deal is off. Michael shoots the two women - Libby was an accident - then wounds himself to make it look like Henry did it. The shooting of Ana Lucia would enrage the Losties enough to kill Henry.

Henry was their ace in the hole, the exchange - if Michael had killed him, he would have had to explain about the deal with Dharma and lose Walt. But Dharma will never give up Walt, not if they've discovered Walt's extra abilities.

Just my humble thoughts.

[Blinktwo8]

lib did only get shot in the stomach, that in no way means fatal

[Eddy]

Originally Posted by Blinktwo8

lib did only get shot in the stomach, that in no way means fatal

Actually, it probably would be in real life. Twice in the stomach.

[Blinktwo8]

Originally Posted by Eddy

Actually, it probably would be in real life. Twice in the stomach.

well it depends really where.

[lostie2]

Last night's episode sure shot down my theories. Would the camera in the observation hatch have been running a tape and why didn't Locke think to rewind it and see how Henry got away? It must be on a loop. Then they would have seen who really shot Ana Lucia and Libby. Maybe later, after the losties get suspicious about Michael.
How can they use messages in the pneumatic tube to their benefit, to communicate with Dharma? Everyone's so sure Dharma is the enemy, that "the others" are Dharma and therefore Dharma is bad. Maybe Dharma is just scientists holding out in the hatches.
What's with Locke, he seems to be having a crisis of "faith" and Eko is taking up that cause. Still too much psychological/mental/psychic things going on - now it's Eko's dreams and the girl's message from his brother.

[Red Matrix]

Originally Posted by Blinktwo8

lib did only get shot in the stomach, that in no way means fatal

Sure, if you have a freakin hospital and medical supplies.

[Yamma]

Well, she died. I'm just a little surprised at Hurley's reation, or lack thereof.

[kermit]

hurley isn't very good at expressing emotion at all... that's kind of his thing... he hides behind humor and a "cool" facade... he did get upset while she was dying next to him, and he showed some anger a couple other times on the subject, and i think for hurley that means a lot more than it would for someone like jack who wears his emotions on his sleeve and freaks out at pretty much everything :P

[Lpspider]

Originally Posted by kermit

hurley isn't very good at expressing emotion at all... that's kind of his thing... he hides behind humor and a "cool" facade... he did get upset while she was dying next to him, and he showed some anger a couple other times on the subject, and i think for hurley that means a lot more than it would for someone like jack who wears his emotions on his sleeve and freaks out at pretty much everything :P

Yeah, good point. Eventually he's not going to be able to contain it though, I think.